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The knowledge to root/hack a blessing or curse?

So a couple of months ago I purchased my first android phone (my nexus) to specifically root and flash. I tried many roms and have had a jolly good time here at xda.
Now here is the small dilemma that I'm facing with all this new found knowledge of rooting phones. Ever since I rooted my gfs inc2, she goes around telling everyone that her bf(me) is the one to call for smartphone tech.
Yesterday I just rooted and flashed miui on her coworkers Droid 2 global. Btw that phone was a ***** to work on, I had to go to read like 5 different forums to get the corrects steps to flash gb roms.
And now just today my gf is asking me if I could jailbreak her brothers new iPhone 4.
Yeah I'm in no way mad about people asking me for help but I guess I'm now the phone guru that everyone relies on. I do enjoy working on different phones, and flashing roms are always fun.
I'm wondering if anyone else on xda has turned into the go-to-guy for smart phone related tech?
Sent from my ICS Nexus S with 4 gs

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And it all started with an hd2
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In the same boat... Ask for money and see how quickly the people will start to disappear haha.
Epic-ly tapped from my Galaxy SII

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Yes.
I have been in this position. Mostly due to my root and rom changing need. Always people asking me to jailbreak their iphone/ipod (Easy if you ask on google, aye?) Currently I am on ICS(Android 4.0) on Samsung Galaxy S2.
Thanks for your time.

[Q] SGS2 or Galaxy Nexus?

I'm upgrading my phone soon, and i'm pretty much down to the T-Mobile Galaxy S II or waiting for the Galaxy Nexus.
I'm kind of tired of waiting for Google to release it in the US. And even when it does, it's rumored to be exclusive on Verizon at first so if that's true that could suck.
I really like the Galaxy S II. but have a couple of questions about it.
1. With the Galaxy S II being released so late in the US, is it possible that a Galaxy S III could be coming within the next couple of months and would it be worth it to get the Galaxy S II right now?
2. As for development, are more ROMs expected to come out for this? This probably can't be determined because I guess that mainly has to do with developers wanting to come to this phone. I'm just used to having a lot of ROM choices on my MyTouch 4G and HD2. But even the myTouch 4G took a couple of months before a lot of ROMs starting coming out for it. I probably just answered my own question, but oh well.
Thanks
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this got moved to the XDA General forum...? thought I put it in the correct place, but not gonna mess with mods lol.

Within a month or two you will see a big influx of ROM's. T-Mobile phones are always heavily developed. And with Cyanogen 9 dropping within 2 months that is when the development will pick up. Alot of devs like to build using their code.

you're right. I've noticed T-Mobile phones tend to be the best when it comes to the developer communities. I mainly want the Galaxy Nexus for Ice Cream Sandwich. But Samsung said it will get an official update and it will probably be ported eventually anyway.
Thanks

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There is a similar thread here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19653755
Maybe you will find your answers and more participating

New phone threads, what's wrong mods?

It seems to me that any thread pertaining to another phone has been removed by the mods lately. What's up with this? I understand that the thread may not be about the infuse, so I understand your logic for moving them. However, what about those of us that may want to discuss new phone options with fellow Infuse owners that we have been in a community with for some time now?
To me, it seems as if you're controlling what a new group of friends can talk about, and basically being an overly harsh dictator. I respect the opinion of my fellow Infusers, so why can't I talk about new phones with them in a place where I know it will be mostly Infuse owners? It's the GENERAL section for a reason. You're supposed to post any random discussion you want there, so long as it is not offensive and is appropriate for all.
Specifically, I'm referring to the threads about the galaxy note. I was enjoying reading the opinions of all of you, as I will probably be upgrading to it this summer.
And don't say that I can go read in the AT&T note section, because that is not what I am talking about. In the AT&T note section, you get the opinions of all sorts of people coming from different devices, whereas a thread here will only gather the opinions of Infuse owners. I want to be able to talk about new phones without the thread being deleted or moved after a few days.
/endrant
Sorry for the lengthy response, I just think the mods should be a bit more lenient.

There should be one thread for all of it. People can post about it without clogging up the forum.
Sent from my SGH-I897

big infuse comparison thread.....
/endrant

I have been holding my tongue...
BUT I'm kinda getting there:
HERE IS WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO POST IT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1255388
All non-Infuse phone goes there...
skyrot, all-trix, galax Not, etc...you get the idea

Sorry, forgot about that thread as its a sticky and I do most of my reading on my phone, where stickies are under a different tab. My bad. Although I still think it wouldn't be that terrible to have a thread here and there regarding specific new phones. Whoops.
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welchertc said:
Sorry, forgot about that thread as its a sticky and I do most of my reading on my phone, where stickies are under a different tab. My bad. Although I still think it wouldn't be that terrible to have a thread here and there regarding specific new phones. Whoops.
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np..i don't have any issue usually, but as new threads get created with only a few posts, the older but good thread with lots of material gets pushed back.
We end up with such a large clutter that is harder to follow.
bronco is actually pretty tolerant...I've on seen one thread got locked in the past several months.

Try Dolphin HD with desktop toggle add-on for full web page browsing from phone.

If you want to discuss about a new phone, if that alreday has a dedicated forum, then you can talk about it there.
If not you can post in General-General.
Certainly you cant post in the Infuse forum.
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P.S. You can also use the Infuse Comparison thread which is stickied on this forum

[Q] When will the old HTCs hav their forums removed?

Its because navigating thru te site is getting harder. Its actually a good idea since there will be room for the newer ones and if there are like 10 newer ones coming up and the old ones are still listed, navigating to your specific model would be harder. And not only the htcs, also the Samsungs, there are already too many listed. This is just a quick idea to attract more new people to the forums and to get easy access to a specific phone model. But what about the owners of those old stuff? There shoud be a forum called "Older Phones" if ever someone still owns those old phones.

OptimusLove said:
Its because navigating thru te site is getting harder. Its actually a good idea since there will be room for the newer ones and if there are like 10 newer ones coming up and the old ones are still listed, navigating to your specific model would be harder. And not only the htcs, also the Samsungs, there are already too many listed. This is just a quick idea to attract more new people to the forums and to get easy access to a specific phone model. But what about the owners of those old stuff? There shoud be a forum called "Older Phones" if ever someone still owns those old phones.
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1. There already is. It's called Legacy and Low activity devices (or something along those lines). All of the other threads are still very much active.
2. ctrl+f or F3 means that you can find whatever you want, without any trouble. If you can't find it by that means, it probably isn't on the forum. A quick forum search would confirm this, and it would even bring up any posts for a device even if it doesn't have a dedicated forum (e.g. in the New Devices voting thread).

Respects for ya thought on the webscrolling ! But Lots of us still use legacy htc devices like the desire still running a mile like a beast

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[Q] How do I get a forum started?

I've seen support for the big carriers and I'm trying to get a forum started for US Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S 3 rather than posting about it in the wrong forum.
SO who would go about taking care for that or how would I?

Dreadlink said:
I've seen support for the big carriers and I'm trying to get a forum started for US Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S 3 rather than posting about it in the wrong forum.
SO who would go about taking care for that or how would I?
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For a new device forum, you would usually go to the link in my signature. But, since that device's forum already exists, you may not have much luck getting a carrier specific one for it started. You could try PM'ing an admin, but the chance is still very low unless there is a great demand for it.